AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoCitizenship Programme: Saint Lucia has sent the European Union its position on the future of the Citizenship by Investment Programme, but Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre says the contents will stay confidential until Brussels acknowledges the letter. The response comes ahead of a November 12 deadline; the EU wants five Eastern Caribbean states to phase out their programmes by June 2028 or risk losing visa-free access to the Schengen area. Pierre says the pressure affects all CBI countries, not Saint Lucia alone. Regional Legal Ruling: Trinidad and Tobago’s final court of appeal has struck down laws criminalising consensual same-sex relations between adults. The Privy Council ruling ends a decade-long case and could have wider significance for Caribbean countries that use the court as their final appeal.
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